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| 1/21/2016

› Supreme Court rules against business in class-action case
The Supreme Court says a business cannot end a class-action lawsuit by offering the person who first sued everything that was asked for. The 6-3 ruling on Wednesday comes in a case of interest to business and consumer groups.

› Former Disney CEO kicks off lecture series
“Micromanaging,” “failure” and “thinking inside the box,” aren't typically words that come to mind when analyzing career success. But when that's the business advice the former CEO and chairman of the Walt Disney Co. dishes out, people listen.

› Lighthouse Central Florida lands new contracts for visually impaired
Now that Lighthouse Central Florida has a new work center for the visually impaired in Orlando, the organization is landing new contracts. Lighthouse employs 42 people with visual impairments.

› Proposed constitutional amendment would give state ability to authorize new charter schools
A proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution that would give a state board the power to authorize charter schools statewide gained its first approval in a House committee on Wednesday.

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